Vocabulary
An object made by a cultural group of people is called...?
an artifact
Which feature of the California-Intermountain environment best explains the Pomos’ use of clamshells for jewelry?
the ocean
Which animal was most important to the American Indians living on the Great Plains?
buffalo
Lines of ___ run east-west and measure north-south.
latitude
Each American Indian group developed its own _____, or way of living.
culture
Some American Indians were ___ or moved from place to place.
nomadic (nomads)
Which natural resource of the Northwest Coast did the Makahs use to make canoes and totem poles?
trees
Wigwams in the Eastern Woodlands were made from...
small trees and bark or mats
Lines of ___ run north-south and measure east-west.
longitude
Why were some tribes nomadic?
In the southwest, there are many ___ or flat-topped hills with steep sides.
mesas
What cultural group has kachina dolls?
southwest
The chickee house was made by Natives in the ____region.
southeast
The line at 0 degrees longitude meets at the ___ and ___ poles and is called the ___ ______.
north, south, prime meridian
How did natural resources affect the cultures of American Indians?
It influenced what types of clothes they wore, what they ate, and what type of shelter they had.
A(n) ____________________ is a narrow, deep valley with steep sides.
gorge
How did some American Indians of the Southwest learn to cope with the hot, dry climate?
They learned to grow crops that required very little water.
Chickee houses in the southeast were made on____.
raised wooden platforms
The line at 0 degrees latitude is called the ___ and divides the earth's ___ and ___ hemispheres.
equator, northern, southern
What is a cultural region?
An area of the world where people develop similar ways of life.
Give an example of an artifact.
canoe, clay pot, mask, bow and arrows, totem pole, teepee, travois, dream catcher, etc.
Because few animals lived on the Plateau, the Yakimas often ate___.
camas bulb roots dug from the ground.
What feature of the Great Plains makes the travois a great method of transportation?
flat landscape
The prime meridian divides the earth into ___ and ___ hemispheres.
eastern and western
Are Native Americans still alive today with thriving cultures and traditions?
Yes, of course!